Calk.



No. 869,962. PATENTED NOV. 5, 1907. A. DISTLER.

- CALK.

APPLIUATION FILED JAN. 14,'1907.

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ANDREW DISTLER, OF PEORIA, ILLINOIS.

CALK.

Application filed January 14, 1907.

To all whom it may concern:

Beit known that I, ANDREW Drs'rLER, a citizen of I the United States, residing at Peoria, in the county oi Peoria and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Calks; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description oi the invention, which will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to i make and use the same. X I

This invention relates to a removable calk ior attachment to horseshoes being adapted as a device or preventing slipping oi horses on icy surfaces.

An object oi my invention is to provide a simple device that can be readily attached to or removed from the horseshoe and by which horses can be sharp shod in a very iew moments.

A further object is to provide a device oi this kind that can be readily attached or removed by an inexperienced person.

A further object is to provide'a device which can be attached in a moment or two and when worn can be replaced easily and quickly by another at a very low cost.

The invention relates also to certain details 0i con- I struction as will be pointed out in the specification and i accompanying claims. i

In the drawing herewith presented, Figure lis a vertical section oi a horse shoe showing the device attached thereto. Fig. 2 is a perspective view oi the device as formed ready ior attachment to the shoe. a perspective view oi the device showing being placed upon the shoe ready or use.

A indicates the shoe having the usual rear calks B, but one oi which is shown, and the toe calk C. So ar as the shoe is concerned there is no change in the form over the ordinary ones in common use.

It is my purpose to produce an attachment which can be secured in place without in any way changing the form or conditions of the shoe, and, further, that such attachment can be readily putin position and secured by no other means than its own integral portions.

To the end that my device may be clearly understood Ihave shown inFigs. 2 and 3 the manner in which it is formed, showing also the slight change in its iorm after being placed upon the shoe. The device is indicated by the reference letter I) and consists essentially oi a horizontal U-shaped portion the upper-limb E oi l which is designed to be slipped over the top oi the shoe beneath the hooi while the vertical portion F and the lower horizontal portion G lie respectively at the back i of and beneath the toe part oi the shoe. The latter portion G extends forward and is then bent downward to inclose the rear side oi the toe calk C. An enlargement is iormed with the device at H beneath said calk and irom thence the metal extends upward at J forward i Fig. 3 is also its iorm after Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 5, 1907' Serial No. 352,179.

of the calk C as shown, and terminates in two extensions K K which are bent against the hooi.

As orrned ready to be placed upon the shoe the device appears as in Fig. 2 as before described. It is seen that the part .l and the extensions K are substantially parallel to the horizontal part G but extend forward at the bottom of the calk as shown in broken lines at a in Fig. l. This permits the U-shaped portion E F G t0 be slipped upon the shoeWithout interference and after being properly placed the part .I and its extensions K K are hammered up into the position shown in Figs. l and 3 against the calk C and ,the hoof. The enlargement at H is pointed, as shown, to prevent slipping and may be formed integral with the balance oi the device or welded thereto as may be desired. Made of steel the parts can be readily bent to position as described and when the enlargement H is worn away after longy use the part I and extensions K K are bent away from the hooi and downward and the device is as readily removed as it was attached after which another can be put in its place. The work oi removing an old one and inserting a new one consumes but a few minutes and an inexperienced person can readily attach his own set oi calks so that he can always keep his animal sharp shod.

The advantage oi my iorm of calk over those oi which I am cognizant is that no fastening means of any kind are used or needed the arrangement being only dependent upon its own peculiar orm for holding it rmly in position assisted by the shoe and its toe-calk. As constructed the device presents, when placed upon the shoe, a socket which is designed to receive the toe-calk as shown, the latter preventing movement of said device no matter how much strain may be put upon it assisted, of course, by the upturned extension K K and the part E that locks on the shoe. My device is exceedingly simple and is of low Vcost .while being thoroughly efhcient. y

As a matter oi fact I do not intend to confine myself to having the two extensions K K since one could be used to answer the same purpose, but two oi them can be made to more readily fit close against the hooi. However, these extensions may be left off and the upward extension could terminate at or near the top edge 0i the shoe as shown by broken lines at a since the toe calk would prevent movement oi the device.

My device is designed for a shoe having the usual calks and designed to be attached without the necessity oi having to remove such shoe rom the horses hoof, being oi peculiar orrn in order to inclose the calk. vIn addition to this advantage the calk on the shoe assists in preventing movement of the device after being attached by being bent around it. The various strains imposed on the device are met by inclosing the calk by which it is therefore braced. Added to this is the act that the device is made oi one stamping 0r forging to *form 'a hook? thence extending downwar 'and having ready to be applied Without need of parts such as screws or4 other secondary devices. The calk H vcan be readily sharpened or drawn out With a hammer after beingheated, or, as before stated, the entire device can be replaced by another without the use of any tools other than a hammer `or other similar implement to manipulate the extensions K.

To my knowledge I am the first to apply a detachable one piece calk to a horse-shoe for use in icy Weather without first having to remove the shoe or to Yemploy a form to which the calk can be applied. An object of the device is to provide a device lthat does not require a special shoe or some auxiliary member for holding it in place.

Having thus described my invention, I claim,

l. A detachable calk of the character-described, cornprising a member having an extremity adapted to enter between the hoof and the shoe, thence extending downi ward behind the toe rportion of said shoe, lthence extending behind the toe calk, thence beneath it, thence forward and upward to inclose said toe-calk and the toe of the forward beneath the shoe, thence lextendingdownward v shoe and terminatingl in an upward extension `adapted to lie against the hoof, substantially :is described.

2. As an article of manufacture, a member having fa portion extending rearward then downward, then forward and again downward and provided with an 'enlargement at the last-named downward portion, upturned rportion above the said enlargement, substantially as described and shown.

and having an 3. A11 article of manufacture having a horizontal portion extending rearward, thence downward, then forward Van enlargement at and below the downward bent portion, and -a lhorizontal forward projection, substantially as shown and Afor 'the purposes set forth.

Ll. A detachable calk comprising a horizontal portion, a vertical downturned portion and a horizontal portion parallel to and beneath the rst, arranged to form an inclosure to engage the toe 0f a horse-shoe in the manner described, and having a downturned portion rprovided with an enlargementbeneath the calk of the shoe, and an eX- tensio'n projecting Ifrom such an enlargement adapted to be turned up against said calk and the shoe and against the hoof, substantially as described-fand shown.

5. Ina detachable calli, -a hooked portion, adaptedV to slidably engage the toe of a horse-shoe in the manner described, and "having a. downturne'd 'portion beneath the toelca'lk o'f the shoe to inc'lose the same, an enlargement on said downturned portion, -a'fnd la `projection thereon `adapted 'to be turned lup against ythe said toe-call'r'nd vthe toe of theshoe and/against the hoof.

6. In combination with a 'horse-shoe, adetachable calk having 'a hooked portion to slidibly 'engage t'he toe ofthe shoe and adapted to be placed thereon-without 'removal of the shoe lfrom thehoof, and'hav-in'g a -portionbelow the shoe adapted to i'itsn-ugly around the toe-calk of the shoe, and a portion forming a part `of the device and lying beneath the toe-ca'lk Vfor the fpulpos'es set Tortl'h, and -aseco'hd portion-extending `rugpwa'r'd kfrorin `tlie first *said portion `adapted to lieagainstitheshoe an'dlits ytoe-talk and against the hoof.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature, in presence of two witnesses.

ANDRV DISTLER. 

